Wringer



y Patented June 16,1931

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A 1,810,5ee

PATENT orties ERNES'IIk J. SCH'U'DA, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOLOVELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, F ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0FPENNSYLVANIA WRINGER Application filed May 31; 1930. Serial No. 458,575.

'IAhe present invention isl directed to an improvement in theconstruction of sheet metal wringer frames. Suchframes are ordinarilysupplied with side stiles which carry the bearings for the rolls andwhen formed of sheet metal may be of box shape having inwardly extendinglips on their inner faces which lips terminate at a vertical slotadapted to receive theV shafts from the rolls. The frames are usuallysupplied with guard plates, the purpose o-f which is to deflect thewater leaving the rolls so as to protect the bearings and to assure thatthis water will reach some means for returning it to the tub. Theseguard plates have been secured to the side frames by providing the guardplates with ears extending rearwardly through the slots inthe stiles,the inner ends of the ears being bent outwardly toY engage the innerwall of the stile. With this construction the guard plate is slidable onthe stile and while this may assist somewhat in assembly it oftenhappens that the guard plate is shoved up into contact with the wringerroll which is undesirable in that it injures'the roll. The inwardlyextending ears also form obstructions a-long the inner edge of the slot.lVith the present invention the guard plate is fixed against slidingmovement relatively to the frame, thus preventing any accidentaldislocation of the guard plate and presenting a smooth, even innersurface of the lips. Features and details of the invention willappearfrom the specification and claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings p as follows Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of awringer.

Fig. 2 a section on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a View from the inner face of the side stile.

Fig. 4 a perspectiveview of the guard. Fig. 5 a plan viewof the blankfrom which the guard is made. l

Fig. 6 a section on the line 6 6 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 a section on the iineT-" in'Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 a view of the inside of the stile with the guard in place.

1 marks the wringer frame base, 2-2 the side stiles, 3 the top bar, and4 and 5 the my hand.

wringer rolls. These are of ordinary con# struction. The side stiles areof 'sheet metal of box constructionythe inner faces of the Stiles havinginwardly turned lips 2a terminating in a vertical slot 6 into whichshafts 7 of the rolls extend. Bearings 8 for the shafts are arranged inthe side stiles and the shafts are journaled on these bearings.

A guard plate 9k has a deflecting flange 9a along its sides around thebottom. It is provided with a vertical slot 97o'which is adapted toregister with the slot 6. It is formed from a blank 9c (see Figp). rI`heedges of the f lips 2a have notches l0 and 11 and the guard plate at theedges of the slot 9b has inturned f ears 12 and 13. Theseears areadapted to tek register and extend through the notches 10.

and 11 respectively. `After these ears/are in position in the notchesandell the inner Y ends, of these ears are bent over atl on the innerVface of the lips l;,th`us securely lockear-receiving notches; andvr aguard plate secured to the stile having ears extending into said notchesand headed over on theinside of the stile. e f

2. Inra wringer, the combination of a side stile of box form havinginturned lips along its inner face with a roll shaft receiving slotbetween the lips, said lips having guard plate ear receiving notchesalong the edges of the lips; and a guard plate 'secured to the 5 stilehaving ears extending into saidnotches and headed over on the inside ofthe stile, the

faces of the ears'and the edges of the lips alining. Y

` In testimony whereof I have hereunto set y ERNEST J'. SCHUDA. n'

